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NewsSPC takes US and Latin America on Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired US and Latin American rights to Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs from Paris-based TF1 International.
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NewsBrian Oliver and Cross Creek Pictures launch $40m film fund
Former Arthaus Pictures principal Brian Oliver is collaborating on a fund with Louisianan investors to make three to five films a year in the $5m-$100m range.
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News3D Entertainment takes global rights to prehistoric adventure Sea Rex
3D Entertainment has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the prehistoric adventure Sea Rex 3D directed and written by Pascal Vuong and Ronan Chapalain.
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NewsPoulin joins Even at start-up production house Item 7
Acquisitions specialist Marie-Claude Poulin has joined Item 7, Pierre Even’s new Montreal-based production house, as a partner.
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NewsJohn Greyson pulls out of TIFF over Israel-focused sidebar
Film-maker John Greyson has pulled his short film Covered out of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in protest against a sidebar dedicated to films from the Israeli capital Tel Aviv.
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NewsDerek Haas, Michael Brandt to adapt Shake for Bruckheimer Films
Wanted and 3:10 To Yuma screenwriters Derek Haas and Michael Brandt will adapt Haas’ original short story Shake for Bruckheimer Films.
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NewsDisney buys Marvel in $4bn surprise deal
Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor and Captain America have new owners after the Walt Disney Co said it had agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a stock and cash transaction worth $4bn based on $50 per Marvel share.
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NewsThe Final Destination topples Basterds in North America
Horror dominated the charts as The Final Destination opened top for Warner Bros on an estimated $28.3m and Dimension Films/TWC’s Halloween II launched in third place on $17.4m.
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NewsInglourious Basterds storms past $130m in global revenues
Inglourious Basterdsheld on to the overseas crown courtesy of an estimated $19.4m gross through Universal/UPI that was well ahead the rest of the pack.
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NewsScreen names jury for Hollywood World Awards
Screen International has assembled a jury to vote for this year’s best non-US film comprised of critics and festival directors from around the world.
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NewsCinemavault closes key sales on Nik Fackler's romance Lovely, Still
Cinemavault has closed key territory sales on Nik Fackler’s romance Lovely, Still starring Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn.
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NewsWinslet to narrate Toronto-bound autism doc The Sunshine Boy
Kate Winslet has come aboard to narrate Fridrik Thor Fridriksson’s Toronto-bound autism documentary The Sunshine Boy.
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NewsTarantino scores personal best as Basterds takes $27.5m overseas
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds swept across the international arena in an initial sortie that reaped an estimated $27.5m through Universal/UPI.
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NewsInglourious Basterds storms to the top in record weekend for Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds grossed $65.1m worldwide as the film scored record number one launches for the director in North America and overseas.
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NewsDel Prete's Coronet Films starts shoot on debut feature Lifted
Former Odd Lot Entertainment principal Deborah Del Prete’s fledgling Coronet Films has started principal photography on its first feature Lifted.
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NewsTriumvirate replaces Sloan as MGM CEO in rescue gambit
Embattled MGM CEO Harry Sloan has been replaced by a triumvirate comprising the restructuring specialist Stephen Cooper, production chief Mary Parent and CFO Bedi Singh as the studio struggles to shake off heavy debt.
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NewsAcademy elects Tom Sherak as president
Marvel Studios consultant Tom Sherak has been elected as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences following a meeting of the Board of Governors.
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NewsIranian director Jafar Panahi to lead Montreal's competition jury
Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi will preside over the competition jury of the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF). Panahi is best-known for such works as the Camera d’Or-winning The White Balloon, The Circle and Offside.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to highlight Argentina in New World View series
The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) will focus on Argentine films in its New World View series at this year’s festival, which runs September 26 – October 4.
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NewsSan Sebastian announces Horizontes Latinos titles
San Sebastian International Film Festival has revealed 13 titles will compete in this year’s Horizontes Latinos section, which covers the new projects coming out of Latin America.